INFORMATION NOTE OECD-Brazilian International Conference on Financial Education 15-16 December 2009, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil CONFERENCE INFORMATION Information Note for Participants The OECD-Brazilian International Conference on Financial Education will take place on 15-16 December 2009 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The conference is co-organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM), with sponsorship of the Japanese government. Venue The conference will be held at the Hotel Sofitel Rio. Address: Av. Atlântica, 4240 Copacabana - 22070-002 Rio de Janeiro Brazil Tel.: +55 21 2525-1232 Fax: +55 21 2525-1200 http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-1988-sofitel-rio-de-janeiro/index.shtml Registration Please note that participation is by invitation only. Those invited to register by the OECD, please do so by filling out the registration form of the event available at: http://webnet.oecd.org/Survey/Survey.aspx?s=18c8c6fb76064e3dbe072be0a99019a4 1 You may contact, for further registration enquiries: - For OECD participants: Ms. Sophie Saltré, OECD, email:
[email protected] Fax: +33 1 44 30 63 08 - For Brazilian participants: Ms. Celia Bittencourt, CVM, email:
[email protected] Meals and Social Events Lunch: Lunch for all participants will be provided on both days of the conference, 15– 16 December. Evening: A cocktail is offered on Tuesday 15th December. Spouses/partners The organizers regret that there is no program arranged for spouses/partners. Dress Code Dress code during the conference will be business-casual (i.e. no tie required). Accomodation and hotel booking We have obtained a negotiated rate with the Hotel Sofitel Rio, where a block booking has been made for registered participants of this conference.